Mop



' is, the mass of parallel threads ar-e secured to-` PatemedMar. 21,1939 UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a mop and it is an improvement on the Two-waymop for which United States Letters Patent were granted to me October30, 1,934, Patent No. 1,978,748.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a mop having a bodyof predetermined length, width and thickness that is formed of cottonthreads en masse that are secured to an elongated Iiexible open endedtube so the mop can be easily andquickly placed on and removed from arigid holder so the body is doubled on itself to form a mop of doublethickness.

Also afeature of invention is shown in attaching the parts of a fiexibletube to a fibrous body so the fiber threads, bristles, cords and thelike are compactly and rmly secured together. To that end I take a bodyformed of loose threads en masse of a predetermined length, Width andthickness over which a base tape is laid that is transverse to thethreads, after which a seam is sewed centrally and from end to end ofthe tape which, in 'addition to securing the tape to the body alsosecures the threads of the mass together. Then another tape of the sameWidth and length is laid over they base tape and secured Vthereto by twoparallel seams that extend through the edges of the tapes and alsothrough the body or mass of 4threads to form an elongatedropen endedtube of the tapes, and also tomore firmly secure the threads of the masstogether.- That gether and to the tape by three compact stitches of thethree closely arranged parallel seams.

Another feature of invention is shown in providing the mop with a tuftthat is arranged at the top cross center of the body so that when thetwo half portions of the body are parallel and supported on a holder thetuft will extend somewhat beyond the end of the mop and adjacent oneedge thereof in better form to be extended into cracks, crevices andrecesses that cannot be easily reached by the body portion of the mop.

This tuft is formed by placing a small mass oi parallel threads on thebody at its longitudinal center and nearer one edge of the tapes thanthe other and then securing it in place by stitches that are run throughthe edges of the tapes suiiiciently tightly to cause the strands of thetut to spread into a semi-spherical form.

A feature of invention is shown in constructing the holder so the mopcan extend in a double thickness on the crook end oi the holder or beextended in a single thickness over both the crook and shank of theholder.

Another feature is shown in constructing the mop so it has a long andshort edge portion, and so that either can be used as a brush.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawing and the detailed description thereof.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a mop that is constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a View of the mop body showing it attened out.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the body and tape shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view analogous to Fig. 2 showing another tape placed on andconnected by edge seams to the base tape with an end portion broken awayto show both tapes.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the body shown in Fig. 4 showing thearrangement of the tapes and seams connecting them to the body.

Fig. 6 shows a plan view of the mop handle and preferred form of holder.

Fig. 7 is another View of the mop handle as viewed from the line 1-1 ofFig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view of the mop with the body shown as drawn over both theholder and shank of the handle to thereby extend the body so its brusheshave a greater wiping width.

Fig. 9 is an end view of the mop analogous to Fig. 5 showing how a tuftis secured to the body by seams passing through the top edge portion ofthe tapes.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged cross section on the line Ill- I0 of Fig. 1semidiagrammatically showing how the half parts of the body are heldparallel with one another when placed on the holder; and also showinghow the tuft is stitched to the top edge portion of the tapes adjacentthe longitudinal center thereof.

Fig. 11 shows the mop in use in a narrow neck container.

My mop includes a body 25 that preferably is formed of cotton threads ofthe same length laid side by side so the body has predetermined length,width and thickness; it being understood that the body can be formed ofany suitable flexible fibrous material, such as bristles, cords and thelike.

A base tape 26 is laid on one side oi the body so it extends from end toend thereof and preferably nearer to one side edge than the other, andsecured thereto by a seam 21 that extends centrally and longitudinallythrough the tape so that in addition to securing the tape and bodytogether lengthwise of the .tapes through their edges so they form anelongated open ended flexible tube 3| The tube 3| is attached to thebody 25 so it can be drawn over the holder 32Y that comprises the twoarms 33 and 34 that are integral with each other and connected by theelliptical bend 35, and preferably the part 33 has its free end 36inclined toward the end 31 of the arm 34 thatA is integral with theshank 38.

Preferably the holder and shank are made o f non-corroding steel wire sothey will not easily tarnish; and the shank is attached in theusual wayto a handle 39 that can be formed of Wood or any other suitablematerial.

After the body andv tube are connected as described, the mop can beattached to the holder byr starting the end 36 into-one end of the tube3| and then continuing to insert the arm 33 into the flexible tube untilit has passed around the semi-elliptical bend 35 fully onto the arm 34,in which position the body will be doubled on itself with itsfcenterportion extending around the bend 35 and the sides engaged with oneanother to thereby form a mop of double thickness.

It isobvious that if desired the mop can be drawn further on the holderuntil about half yof the bodyv is on the a-rm34 andthe other halfportion is on the shank 38, as semi-diagrammatically illustrated in Fig.8 and when so arranged the mop isn extended to` sweep or wipe arelatively wide surface. l

Preferably the tube 3| is arranged much nearer to one side edge ofthebody than the'other to thereby providethe mop with oppositelyarranged brushes 40, 4|, one with aA short and the other with a longfringe. Y Y

Preferably I provide the body with a tuft 42 that comprises cottonthreads en masse that are of slightly less lengths than the threads of.the body; and this tuft is laid at the longitudinal center of theY bodyover the tapes and centrally over the seam 29 where the center portionof the tuft 42 is sewed in place with tight stitches 43 that draw thecenter portions of the threads of the tuft inwardly so their `endsspread into semiglobular form. It is understood, however, that I canmake my mop without this tuft if I so desire.

In Fig. 11 the vessel 44 has a relatively long narrow neck 45, and mymop is shown extended into it With the wide brush portion 4| wiping theinner surface of the globular wall 46 and the tuft 42 wiping out theannular recess 41 between the wall 43 and bottom 41 of the vessel.

From the foregoing description of my brush it can be readily seen thatit is especially adapted for cleaning bottles, narrow necked vessels andthe like, as well as for many other useful purposes. Y

As shown in the drawing the body 25 of my mop can be removed from theholder for cleaning and drying or an old body portion can be removed andreplaced with a new one.

In use the mop is constructed so it can be used with any suitablecleansing fluid and extended into narrow necked bottles, recesses,cracks and crevices that cannot be easily reached by other forms ofmops.

It is understoodvthat'the drawing is only forv the purpose ofillustration, and rmy mop may have various modifications made therefromwithout de: parting from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

In a mop, the combination with aV body composed of flexible fibrousmembers of substantially equal length lying substantially parallel witheach other, of a ilexible tube secured to one side of said n mop bodyand extending longitudinally thereof at right angles to said flexiblefibrous members, which flexible tube comprises a tape secured to the mopbody by a longitudinallydisposed vrow of stitching, and a second tapeoverlying the rst mentioned tape and secured to the edges thereof and tothe mop body'by longitudinally disposed rows of stitching, whichilexible tube is positioned on the mop body between the longitudinalcenter thereof and one of the side edges of said mop body so that theportion of the mop body on one side of the flexible tube is composed ofshort fibrous members and the portion of the mop body on the other sideof said flexible tube is composed of longer fibrous members and a tuftof flexible fibrous members secured to the central portion of the mopbody on the opposite side from said tube with the center of said tuft offibrous members being in transverse alignment with the edge of theflexible tube that is disposedadjacent the short end portions of theflexible brousl members forming the body of the mop.

ELLA L. GREGORY.r

